Achanyi Surname
Approximately 133 people bear this surname
Achanyi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 79 | 1:262,900 | 25,427 |
| Nigeria | 50 | 1:3,542,855 | 104,248 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Achanyi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Achanyi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Achanyi is found most in Cameroon. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Achanyi? popularity and diffusion
The surname Achanyi is the 1,551,568th most numerous family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 54,793,578 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Achanyi are found; 59 percent are found in Central Africa and 59 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.
This last name is most prevalent in Cameroon, where it is borne by 79 people, or 1 in 262,900. In Cameroon Achanyi is most frequent in: Southwest Region, where 85 percent live and Littoral Region, where 13 percent live. Besides Cameroon it occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 38 percent live and Finland, where 2 percent live.
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Achanyi
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